The Book of Wicked is evil. Those who would court its sweet temptations or seek to gain its favor are legion, and they are not satisfied merely stalking the shaded veils of night. They might be our teachers, police, or our politicians. Yet the bond they share is as universal as death itself: They are all predators of the innocent. They are the Wicked. Nathanial Ellstings was born with the Forgiving. The only power in all creation that can snatch a soul away from the evil that consumes it. And for that reason, he is a man on the run, having dedicated his life to shifting the balance back towards the light and saving the Wicked from themselves.